# Accident 19780128002289A: Piper PA32RT300, Watertown, WI, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.1894° N, 88.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1894&lon=-88.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7726J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726J-1983-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,160 total, 150 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP13-143737) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128002289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FLOW RESTRICTED BY ICE.MAIN FUEL TANK SUMPS FN IN CLOSED POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78FEP13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP13-143737), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N7726J), Watertown, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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